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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1992

SEWAGE PUMPING STATION FOR AP LEI CHAU

THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $17.9 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION AND INTERCEPTING SEWER IN AP LEI CHAU.

THE PROJECT IS ΤΟ PROVIDE A TRUNK SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF AP LEI CHAU INCLUDING THE RECENTLY RECLAIMED WATERFRONT AREAS.

IT WILL SERVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 32,500 AND A 3.7-HECTARE INDUSTRIAL AREA.

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AT PRESENT, SEWAGE COLLECTION FOR THE AREA IS BEING HANDLED A TEMPORARY PUMPING STATION AND RISING MAIN WHICH CONVEY THE SEWAGE TO THE EXISTING SEWER AT LEE NAM ROAD.

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES, MR CHUNG KWOK-LEUNG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF HOJ SING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, DR CHARM HOI-SANG, AT A CEREMONY AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, MR CHUNG SAID WORKS UNDER THE CONTRACT INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 810-METRE-LONG PRECAST CONCRETE INTERCEPTING SEWER OF DIAMETER RANGING FROM 675 MM TO 900 MM, A PUMPING STATION, A 250-METRE-LONG DUCTILE IRON RISING MAIN OF 600 MM DIAMETER, A RECEPTION CHAMBER AND THE ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS.

"ON COMPLETION, THE INTERCEPTING SEWER WILL COLLECT THE SEWAGE FROM NORTHEASTERN AP LET CHAU TO THE PUMPING STATION.

"THE STATION WILL THEN LIFT THE SEWAGE THROUGH THE RISING MAIN TO THE RECEPTION CHAMBER AT THE JUNCTION OF AP LEI CHAU BRIDGE ROAD AND LEE NAM ROAD, FOR DISCHARGING INTO THE EXISTING PUBLIC SEWERS AND THE AP LEI CHAU SCREENING PLANT, MR CHUNG SAID,

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THE WORKS WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH AND BE COMPLETED A'T THE END OF APRIL 1994.

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